You
use tactics and strategy when you write letters, and when learn how to
deal with difficult people at school meetings. You use tactics and strategy
when your organize your child's file.

You
use tactics and strategy when you learn how to measure your child's educational
progress objectively. You use tactics and strategy when you chart out your
child's test scores and take the charts to IEP meetings.

What can you
do to facilitate effective school meetings when you're not in charge?

Roger Fisher (co-author of Getting
to Yes) explains why collaborating with others is so difficult. People
have minds of their own - and their decisions are influenced by their emotions.

Fisher offers a new strategy - how one person
can help the group formulate a clear vision of results, suggest a course
of action, and learn from past experiences. He shows how to ask questions,
offer ideas, and make suggestions that will be heard. He shows how you can influence
the actions of others by your own behavior.

You
Can Negotiate Anything feels like it was written as my own personal guide
to dealing with the world. I've given Negotiate Anything to a dozen or so people
who have had an indentical reaction. My only
gripe is that Cohen apparently never wrote a second book."

Are
you stumped about how to write effective letters to the school? In Everyday
Letters for Busy People, you learn how to write letters that get
action, build relationships, and get your point across.

Includes
hundreds of sample letters that you can use or adapt to your situation - including
sample letters to use when you have problems with the school! Use this
step-by-step approach to pull your thoughts together quickly and easily. Information
about Everyday
Letters for Busy People.